1And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My
daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with
thee? 2And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose
maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the
threshing-floor. 3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint
thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the
threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he
shall have done eating and drinking. 4And it shall be,
when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall
lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down;
and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5And she said
unto her, All that thou sayest I will do.

6And she went
down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her
mother-in-law bade her. 7And when Boaz had eaten and
drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of
the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and
laid her down. 8And it came to pass at midnight, that
the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at
his feet. 9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered,
I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy
handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10And he said,
Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more
kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou
followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11And
now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest;
for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy
woman. 12And now it is true that I am a near kinsman;
howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13Tarry this
night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto
thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but
if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the
part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the
morning.

14And she lay at his feet until the morning.
And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let
it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 15And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and
she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on
her: and he went into the city. 16And when she came to
her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told
her all that the man had done to her. 17And she said,
These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty
unto thy mother-in-law. 18Then said she, Sit still, my
daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will
not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

4 Ruth 4

1Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down
there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by;
unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he
turned aside, and sat down. 2And he took ten men of the
elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come
again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which
was our brother Elimelech's: 4And I thought to disclose
it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that sit here, and before
the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if
thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is
none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I
will redeem it. 5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest
the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the
Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead
upon his inheritance. 6And the near kinsman said, I
cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take
thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it.

7Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man
drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the
manner of attestation in Israel. 8So the near kinsman
said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe. 9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are
witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and
all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to
be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance,
that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren,
and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We
are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house
like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel:
and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
12and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar
bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this
young woman.

13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his
wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and
she bare a son. 14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed
be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman;
and let his name be famous in Israel. 15And he shall be
unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for
thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than
seven sons, hath borne him. 16And Naomi took the child,
and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son
born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.

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